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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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